HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS India sees rise in chronic disease mortality risk: Lancet study

India is among a small group of countries where the probability of dying from chronic illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes has risen over the past decade, even as most nations recorded a decline, according to a large-scale study published in The Lancet.

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The research, led by experts from Imperial College London in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other institutions, assessed the risk of dying from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) across 185 countries between 2010 and 2019.

"Deaths from most causes of chronic disease increased [in India], with heart disease and diabetes contributing heavily," the authors wrote.

While both men and women saw higher risks, the increase was greater among women, the study noted.